A new study reveals that restrictive features in Medicare Advantage (MA) dental plans may create barriers to dental care access for seniors, despite the plans' intended purpose of expanding coverage.

Seniors over the age of 65 are typically ... However, only 53 percent of Medicare beneficiaries have dental insurance to cover costs for treatment of these oral problems.1 Unfortunately, many ...

While nearly all seniors (99.7%) live in counties where they can get some level of dental coverage through Medicare Advantage, only two-thirds live in areas where they can find a plan offering ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. A friend texted me recently about his neighbor. “I am reaching out ...

Confused about dental, vision and hearing coverage in retirement? This guide explains Medicare's role, shopping for plans and finding the best options for your needs. Perhaps the questions to ask ...

A recent study reveals that Medicare Advantage plans, despite costing more, do not provide significantly more dental, vision, ...

For example, just a little more than half of seniors (54%) with Medicare Advantage are aware of having either dental or vision coverage, even though nearly all plans offer those benefits ...

Cuts to Medicare Advantage are already causing reduced health care benefits, higher costs, and fewer choices for Minnesota seniors.

Harris’ “Medicare at Home” initiative would pay for health aides to assist seniors and ... to a care plan. Medicare also does not insure for vision, hearing or dental services, though ...